SYTYCD: Season 4 Finale

This is the closest finale I've seen on So You Think You Can Dance. Every other season there was a clear cut leader, but this year... how do you even guess. Each dancer has proved themselves worthy of the Season 4 Finale: Joshua Allen, Steven "Twitch" Boss, Courtney Galiano and Katee Shean.

Tonight's show also showed why Cat Deeley is the best hostess on a talent show, she does the best interviews. Her sense of humor brought out the best in all four of the finalist. You just never know what Cat will do next, as proven by the golden grill teeth she took out of Twitch's mouth last week.

Getting to the dancing of the evening, each finalist would have to do a solo and a routine with each other dancer and a group routine or two. Unbelievable, they learn five or six new numbers in a week. Not to mention any dances performed tomorrow night. They did look absolutely exhausted by the end.

Starting things off were Twitch and Courtney and a Hip Hop routine by Tabitha and Napoleon. Set to Church by T-Pain featuring Teddy Versed. It was so fast, very cool. I just always think Courtney is the weakest, then I see her dance and she is always good. Twitch just has 'it', something that compels you to watch his every move. The judges loved it, and Nigel Lythgoe moved away from Mary Murphy as she hit that note only dogs can hear. He said it would be the only thing he wouldn't miss after next week.

Courtney soloed to They Weren't There by Missy Higgins. Mandy Moore kind of talked down Courtney's abilities only saying she had more to learn. Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe agreed that she was the surprise in the top four.

Katee and Joshua graced us with a Lyrical Wade Robson routine set to Slow Dancing In A Burning Room by John Mayer. It was amazing. I think this was the best I have ever seen of the two, but then I think that every time I see them dance together. They just sell the choreography every time. Nigel pointed out that as an untrained dancer, Joshua has complete control of his movements and is "brilliant".

Katee and Courtney danced a Tyce Diorio Broadway routine set to The Trolley Song by Rufus Wainwright. It was Broadway and a half. The costumes were awful. Big puffy southern belle dresses and umbrellas.

Steven "Twitch" Boss gave us a solo set to It Was All In Your Mind by Wade Robson. He told Cat Deeley that if he had not made the Top 20 of SYTYCD this year he would have joined the U.S. Navy. It came down to Twitch and Hawk last year for the Top 20. Glad he is here this year, those judges know something.

Joshua and Twitch had to battle out the dance floor in a Russian Trepad set to Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite. The tricks and jumps were amazing. Joshua, with his hulk, can jump straight up in a spit jump higher than Twitch's head. It was amazing. Twitch proved his strength in floor work with the traditional style Russian squat dancing. I think the judges are definitely leaning toward the guys as a winner, probably Joshua.

Katee gave her solo to Hide And Seek by Imogen Heep. She is amazing, but I think this show was the best thing for her. I don't know if she has the ability to pound the streets and audition. She has really come out of her shell and never missed a beat or been in the bottom 3 this season.

Twitch and Katee took the stage with a Fox Trot choreographed by Tony Meredith. The song was Feeling Good by Michael Boble. It was a beautiful dance and again showed off Katee's lines and Twitch's strength. His lines were not good, but it didn't matter on this one to the judges.

Joshua soloed to (Not Just) Knee Deep by Funkedelic. He is truly amazing to watch and he went right out to the judges stand and danced right out of his shoes. Looking so grown up now with his braces off for the SYTYCD Season 4 Finale. Nigel Lythgoe told him he set the standard for untrained dancers on the show.

Joshua and Courtney then danced a Jason Gilkison Jive to The Dirty Boogie by The Brian Setzer Orchestra. The best thing about it was the song. Exhaustion finally started to show in both dancers.The timing was off on almost all of it. While Mary and Mandy were willing to give it a pass, Nigel had to tell them like it is. He does it in a way that makes it difficult to boo. Every thing he noted is correct. His main point is that dancers learn where they can breath during a dance, but these contestants aren't having time to learn that.

The lesson he taught, the routine was tough on you. "Tough, that's a dancer's life", learn to deal with it.

It did not get better with the group number finale choreographed by Mia Michaels. It was a strange Celtic/African mixture that might have been better if all four SYTYCD finalist weren't on their last legs. Again the costume were atrocious with the men wearing a sort of extra long kilt. Sometimes Mia gets a little too different.

Overall this was the best season yet for So You Think You Can Dance, I think. My prediction for winner is Joshua Allen, though Katee or Twitch could easily steal it away. Every one of the dancers from the top twenty and even the Las Vegas auditions should have enormous careers. The choreography on SYTYCD is unbeatable for any show on television and has the Emmy Awards to prove it.

Cast your vote for your favorite tonight, and we will have our SYTYCD Season 4 winner tomorrow. Good luck to all four of the finalists.